Hearing Problems & Deafness Stories
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How Our Ears Help Us See Things Before Our Eyes
A new study into the inner-workings of the brain shows how the visual cortex helps us see things with our ears. -
If Humans Could Regenerate Hearing, This Is How It Might Work
With almost 17 percent of U.S. adults having some sort of hearing loss, regenerating hearing cells would be a major breakthrough. Scientists are one step closer to understanding how. -
The iPhone Hearing Aid/Headphones Combo Is Making (Sound) Waves
The Danish hearing aids group, GN Store Nord, is seeing a tremendous boost in sales with the launch of Resound Linx, its new iPhone hearing product jointly developed with Apple. -
Tony Hawk Helps Kids In Cambodia Hear For The First Time [VIDEO]
Hearing loss, an easily treatable condition, affects millions of people in low- and middle-income countries. Skateboarder Tony Hawk went to Cambodia recently to show kids and older adults what it's like to hear for the first time, or again. -
FDA Approves First Implantable Device For Specific Hearing Impairment
The FDA has approved the first-ever implantable hearing device for adults suffering from high-frequency sensorineural hearing loss. -
Hearing Loss May Lead To Depression, Particularly For Older Women
Women over age 70 are most susceptible to depression brought by hearing loss, a condition experienced by nearly one in five American adults. -
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss May Not Be So Impossible To Cure After All
Noise-induced hearing loss, a common type of auditory disorder, may be cured by regenerating sound-sensing hair cells, a new study finds. -
Boost Hearing By Spending Some Time In The Dark
The hard of hearing may boost their lesser sense with some temporary blindness, a new study finds. -
Deaf Seahawks Football Player, Derrick Coleman, Brings Joy To Hearing-Impaired Twins
Seahawks fullback player Derrick Coleman, the only legally deaf offensive player in the NFL, surprised two twin girls who struggle with hearing disabilities with tickets to the Super Bowl. -
Regulations For Blind, Deaf Moviegoers May Shutter Theaters
A draft rule requiring movie theaters to provide assistive technology may force struggling, older businesses to close. -
Once Deaf Finn Johnson Says First Word After Receiving Auditory Brainstem Implant
Two-year-old Finn Johnson received an auditory brainstem implant to assist with a rare hearing impairment disorder. Recently, he said his first word, "mum." -
How Old Are Your Ears? Take The Online Hearing Test
Hearing loss is partly a result of a degradation in the inner ear's hair cells, which are the first to encounter high frequencies as they pass through the ear.